Drug decriminalization is a sensible policy and many would approve of decriminalization under the current regime. Prospects will be very good with the possibility of reducing property crimes and murders in today's society, also less overcrowding in prisons due to convictions for drug addicts and a huge percentage of sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS will decrease for users who are not homosexuals. crimes will greatly decrease due to anyone being addicted to drugs. Citizens will be held in forced rehabilitation because they will not be able to break in and enter homes to steal expensive items that they can sell and buy more drugs to support their habit.” The most common offenders who break into homes to support their drug addiction are the same people who reside in the same neighborhood as the victim” (Goldstein,johnson n.pag). 10% of homicides and assaults nationwide are drug-related (hardwood n.pag). With the decriminalization of drugs we will see fewer deaths caused by conflict between two drug dealers. For example, a thirty-nine-year-old woman was killed by a stray bullet in East Manhattan between two drug dealers (New York post n.pag). The second statement is no mystery: prisons are becoming overcrowded and the numbers are growing rapidly. Decriminalization can reduce the number of prisoners in prison by 40% and place them in forced rehabilitation. In rehab they will get help for their addiction and will hopefully become clean and not go back to their old habits. Drug sales may also decrease as the user who was once a customer will be clean to be able to fit in as a productive member of society rather than a convicted criminal and also harm the drug trade and know...... middle of paper.. .drug addicts and perhaps even children will have an easier time obtaining these drugs. Car-related deaths may increase due to drunk driving (debate.yukizimo n.pag). Overall, decriminalizing drugs is a great benefit to stopping fewer property crimes and homicides because we will see fewer burglaries and thefts of expensive items just for drunk driving. sell to get drugs, as they will receive help. It's a really good idea because people convicted of drug possession can be sent to rehab and less overcrowding in prisons can free up a lot of space for real law breakers who deserve prison. Drug decriminalization may bring a number of problems, but the pros far outweigh the cons and it can be a bright future for people becoming clean, like in Portugal which got half of the people addicted to drugs (time magazine n .page).